Gasolene-tank.



L. P. GOODSPBED.

GASOLENE TANK. l APPLICATION FILED PEB.17,1012.

LO'YS''G. Patented Sept.

2 SHEHTS'SHJW 12.

LELAND F. GOODSPEED, OF MILWAUKEE, WSCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TAO MiLWAUKnn LQCOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A. COR- ORATION OIF WISCONSIN.

GASOLENE-TANK.

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Sept. 23, .192i 3.

Application ledl'ebruary 17, 1912. Serial No. 678,321.

To all lwhom t 77nd,/ concern lle it known that l, Lemmi l?. Gooosrnnn, a Citizen of the United Si? residing' at e'iilwaulieo, inthe County of Milwaukee and State ot' 1diiseonsin, have inf'ented a certain new useful inprffivii-inent in (iasolenelanlls, et which the following is a full, clear, coni-iso, and ex'aet description, reference heing had to the aeeonnninying drawings7 lorniine; a part of Vthis speeiifjfation.

My invention relates to tanks ior eontainingI liquids such as liquid fuels, and is direct i toward improved outlet mechanism there -ein l contemplate that the particular use ot my structure will be 'as a gasolene tank 'lier association with an internal romhustien engine for I find that it is partioin larly susceptible olf the control required in suoli an insta-noe.

The 'features et n'iy invention consist in the disposition oit' the outlet valve inside the tank so that it will alwaysI he thoroughly protected and will he out of the way, and in the provision oi sealing ineans `for elosingr the vent 'for the mfhnission o'l air required to displace the liquid.

By the Vuse of .my invention 'l ani enahled to not only close the outlet :For the fuel, but

also to close the inlet 'for the air and in this way the tanl: inay be absolutely sealed against leak.

is a feature oil my invention that ein 'body the ioeas of my invention in a simple and inexpensive structure and l nialce the nieehanieal features involved the subject matter ot sonne of the more speeie of the appended elaiins.

lily invention is illustrated in the aoeon1- panying drawings in which Y Figure l a plan view ot the tank; Fig". 2 is a side elevational View thereo'li; Fig. 3 is a sectional view thereof taken on the plane ot' the line 3 3 of Fig. l, this seetion being drawn on a larger scale; FlL'. fl is a plan view olf the sealing means with Sonie oit the parts removed; lfigg. 5 is a sectional view talaen on the plane of the line :3l-5 of Fig. 3; and (i lis a perspective view of the wrench which may be employed for aetuatin n `the, parts.

Lilie f reference tl i einen A Aspin-,ts th reu ghout ures. a y

lllet'erring first seen `that the tank is illustated at 7 `eharzuzters are applied to the various` iigto Figs. l and Q, it will he and that i tui-nine.

it provided with an ifilet S, straps 9, 9i, and a handle l0 hy which it .may be carried.L

The valve 'features are liest illustrated i'n l* lgs. 3. l and 5. lt will be seen that toward one end of the tank the top and bottoni are 'provided with alining openings lll. and 12,.

A littingr i?) is disposed iii-the upper opening ll andis secured in plaee by means oi' rivets l-i, it. This litl'infr 125 is in the forni of a dished annnlus and is provided with an axial downwardly extendingr tubular hess 15 which, as shown, projects into the tank. A fitting 1G is disposed in the lower opening lr' and is secured in plaee hy means oit rivets il', i7. This fittings;r is prnvided with a central passageway io whieh is adapted to he associated with a Couplingr i9 held in plaee by a union Qt). this Coupling being connected with theadeviee to be snpplied .troni the tank hy indiens o1" the pi pe 2l.

The upper part oi the fitting 1G has an enlarged bore 22 and thepart between the bore 2Q and the passageway 1S forms a eenieal valve seat 23. A valve stein Zai is sei-ew threaded and engages with threads in the here 22, the upper part oi" this stein heilig smooth and journaled in the boss l5 oi the litting 13. The lowerl end ot the stein Bft is reduced as illustrated and is provided with a head 2G which 'lorlns a valveCoopern ating;- with the rvalve. seat 253. The lateral passageways 27, 27, connect. the valve Chain bei', in which the valve QG nets, with the 'interior of the tank so that the liquid held thereby lnay tiow freely past the valve when the valve 'is open. The h'oss l5 and the top of the fitting- 16 are connected hy a tightly respectively.

fitting tube QS, which serves to aline these p parts, this tube heined provided with openings S29, 25) to adniit ot tree eireulation-` ht the top, the stein @l is provided with a transverse slot 30 into which a hey 3l, extendingT downwardly from the underside of a hood 32, Ais disposed. This hood loosely within the rim of the annular iiiting '13, as illustrated, and it is provided with a depression 33 in the top thereof, thisdepression being' square `for the reception oi a wrench sueh as the end 3i oit the device shown in Fig. Vlt will he seen that when the hood 3Q is turned the valve stein be turned and, due to its tl'ireaded en nagtv nient with the 'fitting lo, will he raised or lowered depending upon the direction el" the The key and slot connection he- Ql will y llt) the -hood 32 so as to clamp it in place as' The cap 37 is .provided with peripheral lugs-3S,` 38 so as to facilitate screwing the cap down. The cap is provided with I Shown.

than the depression 33 and is adapted for ttweenthe hoodand the stem admits of the i' a square central opening 39, which is .larger the reception of a wrench such as the end 40 l. of the-device shown inFig. 6. By the use Aof a wrenchthis cap may be clamped downtightly and may hold the hood down positively against and somewhat embedded in the compressible gasket. It will be -seen that 4when the cap is loosened the spring will raise the hood away from the gasket. The

cap is provided with openings 41, 41 for the yadmission of air and the" base of the tting 13 is provided with holes 42, 42 for the passage of air, as will be pointed out presently.

It will now be seen that the outlet 18 is controlled by turning the hood one way or theother, for instance, when the `hood is turned as far as it will go in a clockwise direction,- the valve 26. is positively closed. However, at this time the spring holds the hood up away'from the asket and air may enter the tank. through t e passageways 41,

. 41 and the passageways 42, 42.- The hood occupies this position also when the valve 26 is opened. When the valve is closed, as just pointed out, however, it is also desirable to seal the tank against the `entry of air and this is done by 'screwing down the cap 37 and by tightening it by means of the wrench. This brings Avdown the hood tightly against the gasket, against the tension of the spring,

and the connection to the outer atmosphere" is positively cut off. When it is desired to get-liquid from the tank vthe wrenches are inserted to first loosen the cap andthen to turn the hood. The result will be the opening-of the valve and the opening of the inlets to permit'the flow of the contents of the tank.

A cap 43 may be suspended .from the tank by means of the check flexible chain 44 and this cap may be substituted for the union 20 when the tank is removed from the sys.- tem which it supplies. A

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: v1. In a fuel tank, a casing having an opening in the top thereof, a cupped bushing set in said opening, an alining outlet in the bottom of said casing, a valve C011-, l

trolling said outlet, a stem for saidvalvel ifi mounted said bushing, a washer in said bushlng,.a hood fitting down' upon said `washer'and'being mechanically. connected -with saldstem, and means for clamping said hood down upon said washer, there being openings in the base of said bushing.

2.-In a .fuel tank', acasing having an opening inthe top thereof, a cupped bushing set in said opening, van alining outlet in the bottom of saidca-sing, a valve cont-rolling. said outlet, astem for said valve` mounted in said bushing, a washer in said bushing, a hood fitting 'p down upon said washer and being mechanically connected with said' stem, and a cap threading on the outside of said bushing and engaging the top of said hood to clamp it down, upon vthe washer, there being communication between the inside of the hood and the inside of the casing. l

3. In a fuel tank, `a casing having an opening inthe top thereof, a cupped bushing set in said opening, an alining outlet in the bottomof said casing, a valve vcontrolling said outlet, a stem for said valve mounted in said bushing, a washer' in said bushing, a hood fitting down upon said washer and Vbeing mechanically connected with said stem, a spring disposed between the underside of said hoodv and [the base of said bushing, and means for clamping said hood down upon said washer, there being openings in the base of saidbushing.

4. In- Ia fuel tank, a casing having an opening in the top thereof, a cupped bushing set'in said opening, an aliningoutlet in the bottom 'of said casing, a valve controlling said outlet, a stem for said valve mounted in said bushing, a washerin said bushing, a hood fitting down upon said washer and being mechanically connected with said stem, means for clamping said hood down upon said washer, there being openings in the base of said bushing, and

a squared recess in the top of said `hood and a larger coaxial squared opening in said clamping means.

5.I In a fuel tank, a cupped fitting at the top thereof, a fitting in alinement therewith at the bottom, said last vnamed fitting having an outlet opening, a valve Stem mounted in said ttings and threaded in l one of them, a hood in theupper fitting mechanically connected-'withsaid stem, a y

cap for clamping said hood .down upon said upper fitting, anda .valve on said'stem for controlling said opening.-

6. In a fuel1tank,a cupped' fitting at the l top thereof, a fitting in alinement therewith at the bottom, said lastnamed fitting having an outlet opening, a valve stem mounted in said fittings and vthreaded 'in .one of them, a hood in the upper fitting mechanically connected with .said stem, a

z capfor clamping hood down upon said upper fitting, and a valve on said stem for controlling said opening, there being ports connecting the inside of 'said tank with the inside of the hood.

7. In a 'fuel tank, a cupped fitting at they topthereof, a 'fitting in alinement therewith at the bottoni, said last named fitting having an outlet opening, a valve stem mounted in said fittings and ,threaded in o ne of them,- a hood in the upper tting mechanically connected With said stem, a washer between said hood and the `base .of the tting, a cap for clamping said hood down upon said upper fitting, and` a valve on said stem for controlling said opening, there being ports connecting the inside of said tankfwith the inside of the hood.

having an outlet opening, a valve stem mounted in said fittings and threaded m `one ofl them, a hood in the upper fitting 4mechanically connected with said stema Washer between the hood and the baseof the fitting, a spring between the under side of the hood and the "base of the fitting, a cap for clamping said `hood-"down upon said upper fitting, and a valve on said stem for controllingr said o ning,- there being ports connecting the inside of said tank with the inside of the hood.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 15th day of February, A. D.

LELAND F. GOODSPEED.

Witnesses z HARVEY L. IANsoN,

LEONARD E. BOGU'E. 

